Club Deportivo Cieza is a Spanish football team based in

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, in the autonomous community of

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. Founded in 1969 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal La Arboleja'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats.

History

Founded in 1931 after the fusion of CD Cieza and Cieza FC, the club played in one

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

season in 1932–33 before ceasing activities in 1936 due to the

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. Four years later, after the war ended, the club returned to an active status, and returned to the third tier in 1943. After eight consecutive seasons in ''Tercera'', Cieza folded in 1951. The following year, the club was refounded as ''Educación y Descanso Cieza'', returning to the third division in 1955 (already renamed to ''Cieza Club de Fútbol'') and remaining in the category for 13 campaigns. In 1969, after Cieza's dissolution in the previous year, the club was refounded, but only started playing in a senior competition in 1970. They achieved promotion to Tercera División in 1980, and achieved a first-ever promotion to

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in 1987.

Club background

*''Club Deportivo Cieza'' (1931–1936; 1940–1951; 1962–1968; 1969–) *''Educación y Descanso Cieza'' (1952–1954) *''Cieza Club de Fútbol'' (1954–1962)

Season to season

---- *2 seasons in

*52 seasons in

*3 seasons in

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Honours

: 1986–87, 1992–93

Famous players

* David Karanka

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile
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